Jared
Though no space in my mind does occupy
Our meeting on an unknown season’s day
Still our friendship is rooted deep
Branded on both my heart and soul
The two rivers of our lives flowed
Into one sea filled with you and me
Memories polished smooth with frequent thought
Sink as stones to the bottom of our sea
Wherein they lie as the foundation
Upon which we build connection
Goodbyes were said one day as any other time
Yet like as in summer, sudden storm clouds came
My eyes fell upon the piercing words and
Tears like raindrops fell on trembling cheeks
Into a river swift Jared had been swept away
Pricks of pain did break the surface of our sea
From crystal clear to muddy gray did the water change
As waiting agony swirled within
Under boulders was his body found
He no longer swam the river of life
The waters of our sea did recede
And left the shores bare brown
My lonely river did retreat without
The echoes of life’s skipping stones
My broken heart drowned in the river
The one unanswered question why
Never hear the laughter bubble up
Never see the ripples ebb and flow
‘Til one day we stand on golden ground
And see the Captain of our sea
Doubts and pain and fears awash
Yet peace attendeth my way
As slowly my river winds
Around the curves and bends
The stones still rest with me
And Jared always will I see
